# #25  Matt O'Dowd - PBS Spacetime, Science on YouTube, Quasars

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Podcast: [Cool Worlds Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cool-worlds-podcast-6424163)
Published: 2025-09-06T14:03:52+00:00
Episode link: https://coolworldslab.podbean.com/e/25-matt-odowd-pbs-spacetime-science-on-youtube-quasars/
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## Resource

Use code coolworldspodcast at https://incogni.com/coolworldspodcast to get an exclusive 60% off. In this week's episode, David is joined by Matt O'Dowd, Professor of Physics at Lehman College, CUNY. Matt is the host of the phenomenally successful PBS Spacetime show and an avid communicator of science. To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]

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